diff --git a/pyrit/prompt_target/openai/openai_realtime_target.py b/pyrit/prompt_target/openai/openai_realtime_target.py
index c80e519c6..31bdd3f76 100644
--- a/pyrit/prompt_target/openai/openai_realtime_target.py
+++ b/pyrit/prompt_target/openai/openai_realtime_target.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ async def connect(self):
         url = f"{self._endpoint}?{urlencode(query_params)}"
 
         self.websocket = await websockets.connect(url)
+        # self._existing_conversation = {conversation_id: self.websocket}
         logger.info("Successfully connected to AzureOpenAI Realtime API")
 
     def _set_system_prompt_and_config_vars(self):
@@ -122,8 +123,15 @@ async def send_config(self):
     async def send_prompt_async(self, *, prompt_request: PromptRequestResponse) -> PromptRequestResponse:
         # Sends a prompt to the target and returns the response.
 
+        convo_id = prompt_request.request_pieces[0].conversation_id
         if not self._existing_conversation:
             await self.connect()
+            self._existing_conversation = {prompt_request.request_pieces[0].conversation_id: self.websocket}
+        elif convo_id not in self._existing_conversation:
+            await self.connect()
+            self._existing_conversation[prompt_request.request_pieces[0].conversation_id] = self.websocket
+        else:
+            self.websocket = self._existing_conversation[prompt_request.request_pieces[0].conversation_id]
 
         # Validation function
         self._validate_request(prompt_request=prompt_request)
@@ -204,10 +212,16 @@ async def cleanup_target(self):
         """
         Disconnects from the WebSocket server to clean up
         """
-        if self.websocket:
-            await self.websocket.close()
-            self.websocket = None
-            logger.info(f"Disconnected from {self._endpoint}")
+        for conversation_id, websocket in self._existing_conversation.items():
+            if websocket:
+                await websocket.close()
+                logger.info(f"Disconnected from {self._endpoint}")
+        self._existing_conversation = {}
+        self.websocket = None
+        # if self.websocket:
+        #     await self.websocket.close()
+        #     self.websocket = None
+        #     logger.info(f"Disconnected from {self._endpoint}")
 
     async def send_response_create(self):
         """
@@ -223,7 +237,7 @@ async def receive_events(self, convo_max) -> list:
 
         """
 
-        if self.websocket is None:
+        if self.websocket is None:  # change this to existing_conversation.websocket
             logger.error("WebSocket connection is not established")
             raise Exception("WebSocket connection is not established")